Game guide for Superliga: Tirana - Kukësi at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi

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Competition: Albania Superliga
Competition: Thu 26.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi (12724 seats)

Superliga: Tirana welcome Kukësi in what could be an action-packed football match. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (62) in Superliga
  • Kukësi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Tirana are already the Superliga winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Kukësi are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table. 15 - 8 - 18 with 61-62. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Kukësi when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Kukësi play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

This promises to be an exciting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Tirana form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi as Tirana have scored 35 goals to get 40 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 12-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Shehi led his Tirana to a defeat away at Dinamo Tirana. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Seferi, having bagged a goal in three consecutive matches.

Ahead of that match, Tirana won a home game hosting Vllaznia Shkodër (3-1).

Tirana can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 35 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tirana are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 17 matches.

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Kukësi form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Kukësi are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Kukësi go into this game after a win, the home game against Skënderbeu Korçë that ended 1-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Dinamo Tirana.

Kukësi find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kukësi have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Kukësi - Tirana 0-0. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Tirana, three draws and four wins for Kukësi. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

TiranaT. Sulejmanov
T. Sulejmanov
18 goals
TiranaR. Xhixha
R. Xhixha
14 goals
KukësiE. Baša
E. Baša
9 goals

Tirana missing players

Kukësi missing players

Tirana Kukësi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 17 35
22 12 2 Won W 0 5 14
7 4 2 Drew D 2 5 10
6 1 0 Lost L 2 7 11
62 35 6 Scored S 3 22 47
24 10 3 Conceded C 11 28 42
89% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
71% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 74%
49% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 53% 49%
23% 35% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 26%
11% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 11%
43% 41% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 51%
49% 53% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 34%
20% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 26%
 
3.5 3.5 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.2 4.4
3.7 3.8 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.5 3.5
2 1.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
9 8.9 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 7.9 8.6
4.2 3.9 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.4
37% 45% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 32%
 
8 8.2 13 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 11 9.3
2.3 2.2 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Kukësi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tirana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most points (40) at home in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (35) at home in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals (62) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Superliga
  • Tirana have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Superliga
  • Tirana have the the best goal difference (+38) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tirana 35 22 7 6 62 24 17 12 4 1 35 10 18 10 3 5 27 14 38 73
2 Laçi 35 18 9 8 49 29 17 11 3 3 29 11 18 7 6 5 20 18 20 63
3 Partizani Tirana 35 14 13 8 48 27 18 8 8 2 31 16 17 6 5 6 17 11 21 55
4 Vllaznia Shkodër 35 12 16 7 44 37 18 10 5 3 30 18 17 2 11 4 14 19 7 52
5 Kukësi 35 14 10 11 47 42 18 9 5 4 25 14 17 5 5 7 22 28 5 52
6 Teuta Durrës 35 13 10 12 39 44 18 5 7 6 21 24 17 8 3 6 18 20 -5 49
7 Kastrioti Krujë 35 13 4 18 29 51 17 9 2 6 17 17 18 4 2 12 12 34 -22 43
8 Egnatia Rrogozhinë 35 8 10 17 29 48 17 4 3 10 13 25 18 4 7 7 16 23 -19 34
9 Dinamo Tirana 35 6 10 19 20 45 18 2 8 8 7 15 17 4 2 11 13 30 -25 28
10 Skënderbeu Korçë 35 4 13 18 23 43 17 4 6 7 14 18 18 0 7 11 9 25 -20 25

Read more about Superliga

The Albanian Superliga is the top level of the football pyramid in Albania. It was founded in 1930. The current format has ten teams facing each other four times for a total of 36 matches, played from August to May. Top of the league table is the champion, while the two bottom teams are relegated.